Editor’s note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations
existentialmemes
Alright, I’m going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.
No you can’t opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it’s weird that you don’t want to.
No you can’t be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.
So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it’s never too early to start reminding you of that.
quit having your fun at the expense of your neighbors, prick.
You shouldn’t assume this type of thing. Most of our neighborhood comes out to see our show; some even donate to it.
My actual opinion is that fireworks on the actual night of the 4th, especially ones designed for visual flair, are fair game, whereas launching sonic boom mortars at 3am is lame. It’s just about respecting other people, like most larger exercises of freedom.
If your fun removes other people’s rights to enjoy their life in their own home, your fun fucking sucks and so do you.
You are an unpleasant person and do not understand what I have already written. Blocked, and please reconsider yourself.
What kind of pussy replies to someone then blocks them?
I mean, the same person who loves fireworks and doesn’t care about how other people around them feel, so the main character syndrome tracks.
You know what’s unpleasant? setting off explosives to celebrate a country that’s done the shit the USA has done in the last year.
rah rah america bullshit blam boom fucking garbage
We set them off to celebrate with our friends and family. America sucks but I am not letting that take away our joy.
BULLSHIT. your neighbors hate your garbage. I hate your garbage.
Some dumbfucks give you money for fireworks - that’s not a plurality you dope.
yes, you might keep your bullshit to the 4th, but that’s not representative of the majority who do it all hours for weeks on either side.
if you respected other people you’d go to a show and leave it to the pro’s.
hope you don’t blow up your face or hands.
Step back for a second. You’re assuming a lot of things that you have no way to verify are true. You don’t have any real idea what my neighbors think or how they behave-- surely less of an idea than I have. I also agree with you that people lighting them at 3am on some random day in late July is dumb. I appreciate your concern for my face and hands but I assure you I am very safe in dealing with them.
I’m curious what argument you have that supports going to professional shows, but not in running a consistent large show for the community ourselves? To give you some context, this is a 20+ year tradition involving several redundant fire protection systems, fused + remotely detonated fireworks, and special effects. The only actual difference is the scale (obviously a town can afford more fireworks) and that we aren’t technically professionals.
do you have the consent of the entire community?
no you don’t. don’t even lie.
you do it because you want to, and fuck all the people it effects that aren’t you.
You’ve made your incorrect thoughts about my motivations clear already. You also avoided answering my question. What is the difference? Are professional shows not similarly violating the consent of some community members?
I ignore pointless questions because - haha - I’m not here to answer your fucking queries.
you’re the one trying to justify setting off explosives ‘because everyone loves it and gives you money blah blah’.
Professional shows end at the appointed time and usually no one gets maimed.
You came here to argue with me, did you not? If you didn’t expect a conversation, why post in the thread?
Anyways those restrictions apply to our fireworks display too (set time, never had an injury from a firework) so I’m glad to know your criteria approves of our show too :)
I look forward to another show that, yes, everyone will love enough to contribute to as a community.
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